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Consider a Sock Hop Dance For the Summer

Sunday, September 19th, 2010

A very fun era for dance was the 1950′s. It had a very unique style and music. The clothes that were worn at that time were also very happy. If you are trying to think of a fun dance theme for the summer, consider a sock hop dance theme. 50′s costumes can be light weight and work perfectly for warmer months. A sock hop also allows dancers to better identify to know the classic songs and styles of the 1950′s.

Make the dance fun by dressing the part. Bring the joy of the 50′s costumes to the dance. Poodle skirts and rolled up jeans are easy ways to pull off 50′s costumes.

A sock hop dance works great for groups. There are many styles involved with the dance, making the dates of the optional. If you have to find a theme for a school dance or church event, a theme in 1950 will suit with the dance well.

If you are going to be attending a sock hop dance, practice some 50′s dance steps ahead of time. Online videos on youtube or google can give you some good starting points. There are popular dance moves of the era that can be easily found.

Memorizing a few popular dance styles can make the dance more interesting. Learn the cha-cha-cha, jitterbug, or the twist. Other fun dance moves of the time are swing and the mashed potato.

If you are not having a lot of luck with online videos, look to other sources of media for inspiration. The movie “Hairspray” showcases many fun dance moves from the 1950′s, as does the TV show “American Dreams”. They showcase the style of 50′s costumes you may want to use as well.

The most important thing to remember is to have fun. Dressing up in 50′s costumes and dancing can be so much fun. Going all out with music and have a fun times with your friends.

Creative Dance Summer Camps

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Summers offer a great opportunity for us to have fun and enjoy various indoor and outdoor activities in vacations. Summers are also great time to learn new skills. You get long holidays to recharges yourself and get ready for a new beginning with a fresh mind and fresher body. However, apart from relaxing and playing all time, you can spend time in acquiring some new skills. Find out your passions and love for art and give it a new direction this summer. Have you ever been to a summer camp during your summer vacation? If no, then you have missed golden opportunities to live your life with loads of fun and several chances to learn performing arts. The summer camps organized for developing kids are focuses to provide them firsthand knowledge of several skills.

Schools organize summer camps for their students. They intend to provide different set of skills to their students through these summer camps. A majority of summer camps offer creative dance training. Creative dance is a type of performing art. Creative dancers use their body language, gestures and facial expressions during their dance performances to convey their messages to the audience. The prime focus of these summer camps and performing arts training is to help learners in developing their personality and acquiring new skills that can develop their internal acumen for doing things. There are several other advantages of learning creative dance. Dance in any form is a great stress buster. Creative dancing also help you relieve from stress and recharge your nerves. One can choose this field of creative dancing as a career option in future. It is also helpful for those people who are looking forward to a career in cheerleading.

Every cheerleading team in schools, high schools, and universities are trained in creative dancing. It provides flexibility to all aspiring cheerleaders and develops sense of self confidence during their performance. If you also have interest in the game of cheerleading and you are looking forward or planning to a successful career in cheerleading, then creative dance training is must for you. To start early, its better to join a creative dance camp organized by your school or by a creative dance training agency in your neighborhood.

Dancing is one of the skills that you can try; sign up in a summer dance camp. A summer dance camp is essentially a program in which its key aim is to teach the students various dance styles. There are different dance camps that offer programs focusing on detailed dance styles. Some even offer an entire bunch of dancing styles in single summer dance camp program. There are several agencies providing creative dance training camps during summer holidays. You can think of joining one such camp. Normally they accept and process registration requests online. You can enroll yourself for a dance training program online. If you don’t have time to attend one such camp, you can always order for instructional videos that will guide you in learning dance steps without any external help.